Proverbs 21:9 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition) 9 Better to dwell on a corner of the roofThan in the same house with a quarrelsome* wife.+ Proverbs 21:19 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition) 19 Better to dwell in the wildernessThan with a quarrelsome* and irritable wife.+ Proverbs 27:15 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition) 15 A quarrelsome* wife is like a constantly leaking roof on a rainy day.+